Signability issues pushed Jered Weaver to the 12-spot in the 2004 entry draft, but the kid exploded right out of Long Beach State and into the Angels’ lap. Funny that a guy with a 1.63 ERA and 213:21 K:BB in his draft year would last 12 picks after winning the Golden Spikes award - NCAA [...]
July 30th, 2006 | Josh Fagan | 0 comments | ContinuedArchive for July, 2006
Toby Hall, You Is A Fool
Don’t know if you caught the late edition of your local paper, but there’s a big story brewing in LA. Toby Hall, that master competitor, is unhappy with his role with the Dodgers. The 30-year-old Hall, who’s making $2.5 million this year - the final year of his contract - wants to start. In other [...]
July 12th, 2006 | Josh Fagan | 0 comments | Continued
Ball, Or Nothing
Watching the HR derby last night, I couldn’t help but be alternately amused and disgusted at the antics of the floating fan base taking in a view of the right-field facade of PNC Park. These people, in their brightly coloured canoes and kayaks, were so jacked up to watch the derby that they chose their [...]
July 11th, 2006 | Josh Fagan | 0 comments | Continued
Closers Who Won’t Be Closing
Every year a handful of guys pop up and steal the closing reins from the incumbent jackass - Jose Valverde, Coco Corderdo (although he’s been much better recently) - who engages in a total closing meltdown. And these aren’t normal meltdowns; closing bonfires usually mean ERAs in the 6, 7, or 8-range. The guy’ll be [...]
July 9th, 2006 | Josh Fagan | 0 comments | Continued
Brett Myers, The Idiot: But The John Lackey Of The NL
There’s a story about Larry Bowa bringing a scout over to watch Brett Myers throw during ‘02 Spring Training, and prophesying acehood for his former 1st round draft pick. Myers hasn’t done much since ‘02, winning 45 of his 125 starts and posting a 4.39 ERA and 1.38 WHIP. He was on the way to [...]
July 9th, 2006 | Josh Fagan | 0 comments | Continued
Fat Pitchers
There was a story in the news a couple of weeks ago about a push to have the words “fat” and “obese” expunged from the vernacular. Apparently there’s a stigma involved in clinical and lay-terms alike when it comes to being overweight. My guess is that’s not the case with MLB pitchers. With obesity stats. [...]
July 9th, 2006 | Josh Fagan | 0 comments | Continued
Mike Pelfrey Scouting Report
With Mike Pelfrey debuting yesterday - and a Seth McClung/Pelfrey deal NOT looming on the horizon - it seems appropriate to offer a scouting report on the guy who’s suddenly become significant in ‘06 now that Lima-time is over.
So, I’ll start with the basics. Pelfrey, the 9th overall pick in the 2005 draft, played [...]
The Best Ever? Ever, Ever, Ever? - Guys Who Are (But Shouldn’t Be) Carrying Your Fantasy Baseball Team
Nothing pisses me off more - apart from ads that use “Size Matters” as their slogan, thinking that’s either funny or original - than other fantasy owners whose diamonds-in-the-rough actually turn into diamonds. My $1 Clint Barmes - long since dropped - is hitting around .200 right now. His $1 Papelbon is somehow the greatest [...]
July 9th, 2006 | Josh Fagan | 0 comments | Continued
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